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London, Oct 3: Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been arrested in a second money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today. The 61-year-old flamboyant businessman, already out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by the Metropolitan Police earlier this year, will be appearing before Westminster Magistrates' Court in

Udupi, Oct 3: A speeding lorry claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy on national highway 66 near SMS College at Brahmavar in Udupi district on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Aneesh (15), son of Krishna Poojary and Sujata couple from Barkuru. According sources, Aneesh was heading to his tuition class after alighting from a bus. When he was crossing the road in front of SMS Church, sand

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Supreme Court of India has finally questioned the controversial annulment of a mature Hindu-converted-Muslim girl’s marriage with a Muslim boy by the Kerala High Court and the legality of the girl's father forcibly keeping her in his custody for the past several months. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud asked how

Bengaluru, Oct 3: Selfie craze has proved costly for three youth, who have been run over by the moving train. The incident happened near Bidadi’s Manchanayakanahalli, Wonder La gate where the trio is said to be on track and trying to take a selfie with the moving train. It is reported that the trio are hailed from Bengaluru and the bodies have been mangled beyond recognition. Bidadi police have

Chandigarh, Oct 3: The frustrated followers of rape accused Hindu godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh have threatened mass conversions to Islam in an apparent bid to divert attention from the charges of mass rapes and killings. The controversial Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief's followers claim that their chief - Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - was jailed because he is a Hindu and that Hindu organisations

Lucknow, Oct 3: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to skip Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, from its official tourism booklet has triggered a controversy. Incidentally, Taj Mahal is the biggest revenue earner for the tourism department in UP. The booklet issued by the UP Tourism department on the occasion of the World Tourism Day this year has omitted

Bengaluru, Oct 3: Multilingual actor Prakash Raj, who has earned the wrath of saffronists by lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder, clarified on Tuesday that he would not return his national awards. A section of media on Monday had claimed that Raj threatened to give his five national awards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A few other

Udupi, Oct 3: Amidst the ongoing preparations for the national level Dharma Sansad being organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Udupi next month, Mahant Ram Vilas Vedanti, former MP and ex-chair of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas has come up with a proposal to build an inter-faith Vishwadharmi Shriram Manavata Bhavan in Ayodhya. The development comes weeks after Paryaya Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha

Mangaluru, Oct 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, who will be launching a 15-day march in Kerala on Tuesday, was accorded a warm welcome at Mangaluru International Airport in the wee hours. Though Shah was supposed to reach Mangaluru at 6 p.m. on Monday, a special flight carrying him landed at the airport at 1.15 a.m. after delay of over seven hours. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar

Chikkaballapura, Oct 3: A dog strayed into the makeshift helipad at Chikkaballapura when a chopper carrying former prime minister H D Deve Gowda was to land on Monday. The incident took place at 10.30 a.m. when Gowda arrived at Sri Jagadguru Chandrasekaranathaswamiji Institute of Technology, Chikkaballapura, in a chopper to attend two weddings. But just when the chopper was to land, a dog strutted